backsword — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A sword with one sharp edge, especially full length such, where shorter such are called broadsword and thereof.

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   It [the dáo of the Nágá tribe, south-east of Assam] is a thick, heavy backsword, eighteen inches long, with a bevel where the point should be, worn at the waist in a half-scabbard of wood, and used for digging as well as killing.

2. A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • Dated

   Synonyms

   singlestick

3. The game in which the stick is used.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • Dated

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   One afternoon, as the missionary and I were sitting outside our tents, my attention was attracted towards a group of sepahis engaged under a banyantree, playing the game of backsword […]

Noun

1. a stick used instead of a sword for fencing

   Synonyms

   singlestickfencing stick

   Broader terms

   stick

2. a sword with only one cutting edge

   Broader terms

   swordbladebrandsteel